The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-09-27
After the Battle.

Wednesday evening Mr.. Jas. l. Dowsett, Jr.,
one of the Representatives elect for Honolulu,
entertained a number of his friends of the
| Third Ward, with stalwart worker from
the Fifth, at an elegant collation. in the
upper dining room of the Club House. Fol-
lowing the feast came an informal bill of
toasts, ellclting some excellent speeches.
Mr.. Dowsett, in response to his own health,
| spoke of the great national reforms gained
In the new Constitution, of the splendid bat
| tie fought for the principles of that instru-
ment, and of the responsibilities attaching
! to membership of the first Legislature under
the new conditions, of which for his part it
should be his aim to acquit himself with
credit to his constituents.
MIR. w. A. Kinney, Representative-elect for
| Hamakua, Hawaii, i'll Il neat speech, laid
! stress upon the success of the reform move
ment as being above all else important in
| the fact that It changed the Hawaiian sys-
tenn from an absolute to constitutional
monarchy. With that grand transformation
eHected, minor reforms were. after all, a
secondary consideration. 1t would be proper
for the Legislature to keep economy in view
throughout, and see that all details of adj
mlnlstratlon were managed upon basis of
honesty and efficiency. Yet he thought
it would be advisable for the Legis-
Iature to make haste slowly, not striv-
ing to effect radical and sweeping changes
that the country had not clearly pronounced
upon. For instance, it would be inadvisable
to make material alterations in the laws re-
lating 10 immigration and labor, before they
were sure that such were demanded by the
general body of the people. Having gained
so grand reform as that mentioned PLACING
Hawaii IN the front rank with nations enjoy
ing constitutional liberty, there were many
subordinate questions for which the coun-
try could afford to await the settlement
little while. Otherwise, in the event
o hpin
Revision of feeling against the new
order might be created which would
result i'll the main reforms being set back to
the starting point at the next elections. The
speaker was not in favor of indiscriminate
changes in public offices, and now as-al-
ways was in favor of giving Hawaiians posi-
tlons of trust that they were competent to |
fill.
Mr. j. w. Luning, Secretary of the Reform
Club of the Third Ward, gave a very humor- |
Gus speech, setting the table in a roar.
Mr.. Walter Hill, of the Bulletin, who, with |
the representative of the GAZETTE, responded |
to the honor done the Press in a huent /
speech warmly endorsed the sentiments of |
MIR. Kinney and expressed his own views at
some length upon the present status of the
Kingdom, saying that although he consid-
cred the republic as the ideal form of gov
eminent, yet 1t was not suited to the condi-
lions obtaining in this country, where for a
long time to come the constitutional mon
archy was the system best adapted to all the
MIR. Chas. Hammer, Mr.. Adams. of the
Reformatory School, and AIR. ]. Simonson.
of the Fifth Ward, made pointed speeches.
and Messrs. A. McGurn, A. Morgan. GEORGE
and w. Rice briefly thanked the
company for the honors rendered each. the
pleasant gathering breaking up with coffee
and the health of Hawaii" about II
o'clock.